CASIS
2004
ANNUAL
GENERAL MEETING
OTTAWA,
OCTOBER 14-16 (Timing TBC), 2004
This
is an advance notice to all CASIS members, announcing that a CASIS Annual General Meeting (AGM) will
be held during the CASIS 2004 International Conference at the Crowne Plaza
Hotel in Ottawa, at a time to be
confirmed, during the period October 14-16, 2004.
In
accordance with the CASIS Constitution (available on the CASIS website), the business of the annual general meeting
shall be:
a.���� To receive and approve the financial report of the previous year
and a budget for the coming year;
b.���� To
elect Officers and Directors of the Association from among the candidates
nominated by the nominating committee and by other members; and
c.���� To deal with such other business as may be properly before the annual general
meeting.
Motions, as provided for in the
Constitution, may be put to a meeting of members only if the Board of Directors
has been notified in writing of the motion at least five clear days before
the meeting.
Members
are invited to forward any Motions they wish to be considered, to the CASIS
Secretariat, Attention: Executive Secretary, as soon as possible. Motions
received in advance will be posted on the CASIS website.
Elections will be held at the
AGM to fill the following positions:
������� a.���� President;
������� b. ��� Vice-President;
������� c.���� Eight
Directors, to include Regional Representatives for
the Atlantic Provinces, Quebec, Ontario, the
Prairie Provinces, British Columbia and Canada�s North.
The CASIS Nominating
Committee is chaired by the Past President. Members
wishing to stand for election, or nominate a candidate are requested to forward
the name of their name and contact information (address, telephone number and
e-mail), or that of the candidate, as soon as possible, to the CASIS
Secretariat, Attention: Executive Secretary. It will be helpful for all
nominations to include a brief (one paragraph) outline introduction to the
candidate. The Secretariat will forward all submissions to the Nominating
Committee for action in accordance with the Constitution. The list of approved nominees
will be posted on the CASIS website.
The
Constitution does allow for candidates to be nominated by any member of the
Association in writing to the Board of Directors (Attention: Executive Secretary)
at least five clear days before the Annual General Meeting, or on the floor of
the meeting.
Further
information regarding the CASIS 2004 AGM will be posted on the CASIS website as
it becomes available. Members requiring any further information are invited to
contact the Secretariat at [email protected].
Jim
Cox
Executive
Secretary